Hard to say without knowing the topology. The slower switch has to
connect to something somewhere (another switch, hub, router). All
users of that switch must use that one line that takes them out of
their section to where ever else it goes, so I'd say you have to look
for a bottleneck somewhere. It could also be a user in that one
section doing something that is creating a lot of traffic. You'll
need to use some kind of network analyzer to watch traffic to see if
anything unusual shows up.
But in any case there is something different happening in the area of
the slow switch from the other switch(s) that are doing ok, which is
stating the obvious I guess.
--
Phillip Windell [CCNA, MVP, MCP]
WAND-TV (ABC Affiliate)
www.wandtv.com
"TheScullster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have order and transport software which runs faster on one floor
of the
> office than another. I have checked 2 machines at each location to
prove
> the issue.
> These floors are split wrt network structure in that each floor has
a
> separate switched hub.
> How do I test the network or switch to identify where the problem
lies?
>
> Setup is Win98 clients Win2003 Server Netgear 10-100 switches.
>
> I've tried pinging from client to server which is fine, but I don't
know
> whether this is a true indication of connectivity when large amounts
of data
> are being transferred.
>
> Any suggestions for system analysis gratefully received.
>
>
> Phil
>
>
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